Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by
Kim, of
Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The meme is now continued by River at
Drifting through life.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some
photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. I am back in our garden this week. The blood, sweat and tears I have expended in it have been paying dividends. And I need to get back into it before the weather heats up any more.
The daffodils are largely finished now, but other things are coming out in droves. Particularly the weeds. All of these photos were taken in the last ten days or so.
 |
| Honesty - which does grow like a weed. |
 |
| Delphinium |
 |
| Wallflower |
the honesty plant looks a bit like the money plant, thank goodness you post flowers as it's really cold here today.
ReplyDeleteLinda Starr: Honesty is also known as the money plant. And pops up in our garden everywhere - perhaps a reflection on the money which gets poured into the garden.
DeleteIt's nice to know there are lots of patches of honesty in parts of the world.
ReplyDeleteBe well, EC. Have a nice weekend.
Rawknrobyn: It would be lovely if the concept spread as readily as the plant...
DeleteAnd a wonderful weekend to you too.
I wish I knew more of their names than tulip and daffodil, but I did spot the anemone! Big word and all.
ReplyDeleteDitto Linda Starr--we need warm spring flowers today. It's really cold.
Joanne Noragon: I am happy to share our spring - and will revel in your winter when we are in high summer and I am melting. I am so not looking forward to that.
DeleteAll gorgeous, but your Delphinium (thanks for naming it) is breathtaking! What a stunning colour.
ReplyDeleteWendy: The Delphinium was only just coming out when I snapped that. It is a blue spire blazing in the sun today. I have a white one too, but next year will plant more of the blue. Many more.
DeleteAn array of spring beauty springs to mind. A very nice start to my Sunday morning.
ReplyDeleteI hope the week ahead brings with it rays of sunshine and happiness to you and The Skinny One...and lots of snuggles from the J-Js!
Lee: This vibrancy will be relatively short lived - but I am loving it. The next few weeks are going to be chaotic here. Sigh. And the cats will not be happy.
DeleteTomorrow's post will explain all.
Have a wonderful week with your furry overlords.
Such beauties! I love the poppies and the wallflowers!
ReplyDeleteKaren: I am loving it all. Lots of smiles each time I wander outside.
DeleteOnce again You have lifted my spirits! thank you.
ReplyDeletemohave rat: Spring colour lifts my spirits too. Have a great weekend.
DeleteMy goodness, you have so much color. I like that orange one in the middle...tulips I think among jonquils? At first glance, it looked like a poppy!
ReplyDeleteBookie: Tulips, jonquils and poppies. I am a greedy gardener just as I am a greedy reader.
Deletethese are a wonderful collection of plants you have growing. Spring is there for you.
ReplyDeleteMargaret Adamson: Spring is most definitely here. She won't last, but I am revelling in her at the moment.
DeleteFlowers are my favourites, after the birds. Superb images EC.
ReplyDeleteBob Bushell: I love them both too. Rather a lot.
DeleteLove Spring.
ReplyDeleteJ Cosmo Newbery: Me too. The season which follows it? Not.
DeleteThe two under the honesty plant...are they passion fruit blossoms?
ReplyDeleteNever heard of 'honesty'. My mom grew something that was called a money plant that had one inch circles of papery stuff.
Sue in Italia/In the Land of Cancer: Honesty is another name for the money plant. The plants under it are anemones. Which I love.
DeleteThe amount of flowers you grow is impressive!
ReplyDeleteAlex J. Cavanaugh: And there are more. Rather a lot more.
DeleteYour garden gives us all SO much pleasure! You must luxuriate in the healing delight you have realized there. I'm sure you do.
ReplyDeleteFond ALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
=^..^= . <3 . >< } } (°>
Cloudia: I do. So very much. Peace, beauty and healing. And rather a lot of work. Work done, work needed. And it is worth it.
DeleteDear EC
ReplyDeleteA lovely selection of flowers. It has turned very autumnal here today, so it has been so nice to luxuriate in Spring colours.
Best wishes for a good weekend
Ellie
Ellie Foster: I hope your autumn blazes with colour. I also hope that your winter (and our summer) have learnt to be moderate.
DeleteAnd a great weekend to you too.
A stunning selection! It reminds me of all the joy there is to be had in the simple things.
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a wonderful weekend
totallycaroline: The little things are huge in my world. I need them to cope with the big things.
DeleteI hope after your bad day yesterday things are much, much better today.
The tulips are good. What is the second last bloom, the pink flower.
ReplyDeleteAndrew: The pink blossom is from a tree in our yard. We think it is a double cherry - ornamental. And I wait for it to bloom every year. A slow bloomer - but worth the wait.
DeleteAll of the hard work is certainly showing, EC. We are in the middle of school holidays, but the weather has been so foul that all of my plans for getting into the garden have had to be shelved. You have diluted my grumpiness with these lovely shots! I think that the blue of the delphinium is one of my very favourite colours :)
ReplyDeleteAlexia: How unfair that you have the time (at last) to get into the garden and the weather is being unkind to you. And yes, delphinium blue is very special indeed.
DeleteWhat gorgeous flowers! I planted some delphinium here this summer but it didn't do very well :(
ReplyDeletemshatch: I wonder what happened? Better luck next year.
DeleteBeautiful flowers, I have never tried bulbs, not sure how they would do here in the hot, hot summer but you photos keep prodding me to think about trying. Or should I say, talk the hubby about trying as he is the gardener amongst us lol. The pink flower, second from the bottom, looks like it is on a tree, is it a fruit tree by chance? Have a great Sunday xxx
ReplyDeleteKakka: As you know bulbs are a bit of an obsession here. There are some which like warmer weather so perhaps worth a try.
DeleteThat is blossom. Ornamental. And an annual treat.
What lovely flowers! I quite enjoy looking at all the lovely photos each week, I should get back into it myself. :-) x
ReplyDeleteCassandra Louise: It would be lovely if you joined us - the more the merrier.
DeleteThey're all so bright and beautiful. I'm very envious. I love delphiniums, they've never grown for me. I once grew foxgloves but the plant died just as the flower spike went up.
ReplyDeleteMany of my pots are looking a bit sunburned after yesterday's heat, we had 32C and there is no shade there on the porch.
River: 32? Shudder. We are approaching 30 and that is hotter than I like. A couple of my foxgloves are deceased but I am hoping that others will flower.
DeleteThe delphiniums are towards the back of a bed which gets morning sun, but are protected in the heat of the day. The white one is also flowering - but it is that blue that blows me away.
I love these pictures. We are really close to the end now. We might even get frost tonight! I am "depending" on post full of flowers from you. lol Just kidding...or am I. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteTeresa: You may be sorry you said that. I often take photos of the garden and feel guilty for how often I inflict them on people...
DeleteOh the beauty you have in your garden!!! Thank you so much for sharing. I particularly love the yellow orchid and delphiniums are one of my favourites. Do you know I've never heard of Honesty. I must try and buy some as I love plants that just pop up in the garden. I've not seen poppies grown here for years nor daffodils and yet dad grew them both. I think our water restrictions have stopped many people from bothering to try to grow annuals which is a pity. We can't afford a bore as in Hamilton Hill you have to do down about 150 feet which is cost prohibitive.
ReplyDeleteHow about a shot of the entire garden in a picture or two which would give us an idea of the whole garden. I am sure it would be well worth sharing.
Mimsie: You are not the only one who wants 'long shots' of the garden. Or rather gardens. There are several. I will oblige later.
DeleteI am not sure you can buy honesty - but will send you some seeds later in the year.
Wonderful garden shots. Your iris is early, my tulips are on their last legs but the irises have not made a move yet. So nice to know someone with honesty . I hope when it goes to seed you will save some for me as mine, which also grew like a weed in my other garden, along with kiss-me-quick, has largely disappeared.
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend for thinking of me a Floriade. Your card and prezzy were much appreciated although the spelling of my name was original -:).
Arija: I am so sorry for mutilating your name - and blame wonky eyes interpreting my even more wonky handwriting. And of course you can have honesty seeds.
DeleteQuite a number of our iris are showing no sign of blooming. We have white ones out, and today a mauve one appeared. The others? Nothing yet.
I needed some flowers tonight. I fell today and cannot walk without my walker. Plus, it is going down to 37 F, almost freezing which is 32 F. I am cold! I got the refrigerator magnet, or did I tell you that. Flowers this winter will be really nice.
ReplyDeletePractical Parsimony: You fell? Are you ok? I am so very sorry. You really don't need anything more on the health front. And yes, you did let me know the magnet had reached you. Thank you.
DeleteI have to be honest it's only in the last few years I've been able to start to appreciate flowers. All the colours are amazing. I do love seeing them in the garden but not in the house.
ReplyDeleteLL Cool Joe: I love them in both places - but most in the garden.
DeleteAnother beautiful post. Love the photos. They are so full of life, those flowers, they are. Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
A Cuban in London: Full of the very best sort of life. And colour. And scent.
DeleteStunning! I think my favorite would have to be the blue delphinium.
ReplyDeleteHOOTIN ANNI: Welcome and thank you. I am partial to delphinium blue myself. A lot.
DeleteYour flowers are beautiful. They came me a ray of sunshine this morning as our temperatures hovered around the 39/40 degree mark last night. Hope you have a wonderful week and life. :-)
ReplyDeleteMason Canyon: Cool weather sounds blissful to me. And my greedy self would like spring flowers and winter temperatures. Which I am not going to get.
DeleteBeautiful! Be careful and don't overdo it in your enthusiasm. :) I hope the weather stays mild for a long time to come for you.
ReplyDeleteRiver Fairchild: Warming up fast here. Dammit. Which will curb my enthusiasm.
DeleteI especially love that next-to-last picture, the color and the soft ruffles. It's always nice to see your beautiful flowers when they are mostly all gone from here. :-)
ReplyDeleteDJan: I wait for that tree to blossom every year. It is just about at its peak at the moment - and blissfully beautiful.
DeleteSo, so beautiful. I can't say I have a favorit, they all mesmerise me. There's something so soothing about looking at flowers. I must settle for satisfying my snese of sight, but you get to enjoy the fragrance too. How wonderful. Thank you for working so hard and then sharing the fruits of your labor with us. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteMyrna R.: Sight, scent and sensation. The garden is a healer for me. Mind and body.
DeleteAlways brings a smile to see your Sunday Selections. All beautiful flowers :)
ReplyDeleteDeniseinVA: The garden is crowded (overcrowded?) but I am not prepared to give any of it up.
DeleteThere really is such a thing as a wallflower....who knew?????
ReplyDeleteDelores: Not only is there such a thing, but they come in a range of gorgeous colours too. We have a yellow one and a purple one too.
DeleteBeautiful flowers as always. Big hugs for tomorrow and the weeks to come.
ReplyDeleteCarol in Cairns: Thank you.
DeleteThough it is (overly) abundant, Lunaria (Honesty) is one of my favourites. Even the papery seed head discs look lovely in a vase - on their own, or in a simple arrangement.
ReplyDeleteOr, just left in the garden to admire when the sun shines through them.
I always love to see your garden pics, EC. They really do brighten my day... and I can imagine how much they brighten yours and SP's.
Delightful!
Vicki: I love Honesty's seed heads, and am happy to let it rampage through the garden just to get them. To let it rampage through all of the gardens.
DeleteGlorious, EC! And you've reminded me that I haven't planted honesty or wall flowers... They must go on my list for next spring.
ReplyDeleteCarol: Let me know if you want some honesty seeds.
Deletepretty :O)
ReplyDeleteR. Mac Wheeler: Thank you.
DeleteNow I'm regretting staring balefully at my bags of bulbs yesterday instead of planting them. The result is *always* worth the effort. Oh, well...next weekend for sure! Beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteMs. CrankyPants: I cannot tell you how often I/we have stared balefully at the bags (and bags, and bags) of bulbs. And yes, it is worth it when they are finally in the ground. Do I remember that? Do I hell.
DeleteSo beautiful - I love that I get to experience your spring flowers while leaves are falling here.
ReplyDeleteLynn: I am looking forward to enjoying your Autumn splendour - and your winter wonderland.
DeleteDon't know why, but those flowers made my mouth water. They look delicious!
ReplyDeleteGuyana-Gyal: And delicious they are. Having discovered that pansies are edible, I suspect I will be adding them to salads...
Delete